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  • Title: Proapoptotic effects of NF-kappaB on cisplatin-induced cell death in auditory cell line.
    Author: Chung WH, Boo SH, Chung MK, Lee HS, Cho YS, Hong SH.
    Journal: Acta Otolaryngol; 2008 Oct; 128(10):1063-70. PubMed ID: 18607991.
    Abstract:
    CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB is activated by cisplatin and plays a proapoptotic role during cell death in the auditory cell line HEI-OC1. OBJECTIVES: Cisplatin is a very effective antineoplastic drug but in high doses it shows ototoxicity by inducing apoptosis of hair cells in the cochlea. NF-kappaB is a transcription factor regulating apoptosis in many organs and tissues. This study examined the role of NF-kappaB in the apoptotic pathway induced by cisplatin in the auditory cell line, HEI-OC1. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Apoptotic cell death was identified by measuring caspase 3 activity and immunostaining with anti-caspase 3 antibody after cisplatin treatment (50 microM) for 24 h. To investigate the role of NF-kappaB in apoptotic cell death, HEI-OC1 cells treated with 50 microM of cisplatin were immunostained with anti-NF-kappaB (p65) antibody. Two different NF-kappaB inhibitors, Bay 11-7085 and SN-50, were co-incubated with cisplatin (50 microM) for 24 h and caspase 3 activity was assayed. RESULTS: Immunostaining with anti-caspase 3 antibody and caspase 3 assay showed that cisplatin induced apoptosis in HEI-OC1 cells. After cisplatin treatment, NF-kappaB (p65) was activated to translocate from the cytoplasm into the nucleus. Co-treatment with NF-kappaB inhibitors reduced the cisplatin-induced apoptosis of HEI-OC1 cells.
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